Wyden: American Families, Consumers Deserve Answers About Impacts of U.S. Crude Oil Exports
Washington, D.C. –Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., promised to make sure impacts on American employers, consumers and families are at the forefront of any discussion about exporting crude oil, in a hearing today. “Simply charging forward and hoping for the best is not the way you get the best policy decisions. […]
Wyden, Murkowski Introduce Legislation on the Energy and Water Nexus
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) this week introduced bipartisan legislation recognizing the important connection between energy and water. Vast amounts of water are used every day to produce vital fuels and to cool power plants in the United States. Without this water supply most of our electricity would […]
Sen. Murkowski Reiterates Call to Lift Federal Ban on Oil Exports
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today reiterated her call for the Obama administration to end the prohibition against exporting crude oil produced in the United States to spur job creation and increase the nation’s energy security. (Click for video of Sen. Murkowski’s opening statement.) “The architecture of U.S. energy exports must be […]
Sen. Murkowski Comments on Shell’s Decision on Arctic Drilling in 2014
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today issued the following statement on Shell’s announcement that it is canceling plans to drill for oil in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea this summer. “I am disappointed that Shell will not be able to move forward with exploration this summer, but am not surprised given the 9th Circuit’s […]
Energy Committee Hears Broad Support for Critical Minerals Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today called for a bipartisan and comprehensive approach to rebuild the nation’s critical minerals supply chain to prevent potential shortages of materials critical to the defense, energy, electronics, medical, and other industries. The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Tuesday heard testimony […]
Farm Bill Includes Bipartisan Proposal to End Unnecessary Litigation Over Forest Roads
Washington, D.C. – Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today applauded congressional leaders for including the bipartisan Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act, which he introduced earlier this year, as part of the Farm Bill introduced last night. “This measure will provide the certainty the timber industry needs to keep the forestry jobs that are so crucial to rural […]
Sen. Murkowski Calls on Secretary Jewell to Reverse Decision on King Cove
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today called on Interior Secretary Sally Jewell to reconsider her recent rejection of a land exchange in the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge to provide a life-saving road corridor for the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska. “The health and safety of all Alaskans is of the utmost […]
Wyden Introduces Bill to Improve Safety at Scoggins Dam and Hundreds of Federal Facilities Across the West
Washington, D.C. – Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden today introduced a bill to allow for critical upgrades to hundreds of Bureau of Reclamation dams across the western United States, including Scoggins Dam in Washington County, Oregon. The bill, co-sponsored by Senators Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, will extend Reclamation’s Safety of Dams program by […]
Sen. Murkowski Seeks Greater Scrutiny of Two Interior Nominees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today signaled the need for further review of two nominees to lead the Interior Department. Murkowski said specifically wanted to hear from nominees Rhea Suh and Janice Schneider. Murkowski, the ranking Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, made her comments during the markup of […]
Energy Committee Passes 11 Nominees to Energy, Interior Departments
Washington, D.C. – The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today passed 11 nominees to various posts at the Energy Department and the Department of the Interior. The nominations now go to the full Senate. The committee passed the following nominations by voice vote: Mr. Michael L. Connor, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior […]